The total of votes for each team will be counted (all 4 options together) and the team with the higher total wins. Eventually, the result will be the option with the most votes (out of 4 options) of the team that has the most votes altogether.

Example:

If the option which has been voted most out of all 8 in the poll is "New York in 6" (20 votes), it doesn't necessarily mean that New York has won. If New York has 50 votes (New York in 4, 5, 6 & 7 altogether), but Charlotte has 55 votes (Charlotte in 4, 5, 6 & 7 altogether), Charlotte is the winner, although it didn't have the most votes in any of its 4 single options. The option with the most votes of the winner (Charlotte) is the final result.

Let's say:
New York in 4 = 10 votes
New York in 5 = 5 votes
New York in 6 = 20 votes
New York in 7 = 15 votes
Total = 50 votes

Now lets say Charlotte has
Charlotte in 4 = 12
Charlotte in 5 = 13
Charlotte in 6 = 17
Charlotte in 7 = 13
Total = 55 votes
The winner would be Charlotte in 6 since they would have the most votes total overall and thus the option for them that was voted the most is Charlotte in 6 would become the final result.

EASTERN CONFERENCE - Regular Season

Click the team name for poll results. The 8 best records in each conference have been determined. According to league rules, the seedings are as follows

to suggest that this series would be a cakewalk is just stupid. like ok, the the celtics won it all in their first year with the KG trade. Brand, though i dont think we will win it all, could have a similar outcome. KG is better than Brand, but not by lightyears. the fact that everyone in boston, including his teammates, would have gotten murdered by KG if he didnt win a title was probably a motivating factor for the team. do they suffer from title hangover? who wins back to back anymore? its hard. the spurs arent in the finals every year. this isnt shaq and kobe. The sixers are very good.

"How did Philly get past Cleveland?

Pierce will shut down Iggy, Rondo will shut down Andre Miller, Garnett will shut down Brand, and there is no other real threats on the Philadelphia team, Boston in 4, maybe 5."

okkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. were getting past cleveland...mo williams or not. LeBron is a top 2 player in the league, but he has on of the worst supporting casts in NBA history for a player of his caliber. and everyone is ****ing shut down by ur boston defense. ok. if bynum is healthy on the lakers against the celtics, they win the title. theyre not just going to shut everyone down at all times. had it not been for that ridiculous comeback in game 4, it would have been a 7 game series.

ur defense is the best, but our sixers D is going to be comparable. Miller, Iguodala, Young, Brand, Dalembert will be the second best defensive team in the league. and if iggy takes a step up, or a combo of lou will and taddeus taking a step up, we win any series against the celtics, or any team in the eastern conference if dwight doesnt take another step. rondo is very good, but hes also small. andre miller is like 200-205 pounds. and it is clear that rondo can be pushed around by bigger guards. so that "shutdown" idea is just dumb.

those scenarios will occur in 09-10 no doubt. it will be iggys 6th plus thads 3rd year. but this year, if this sixers celtics matchup happens, it will be the celtics in 6. and this is only if Iggy and Lou will and Thaddeus are the exact same players. the series will still be hard fought even if none of them improve at all, which is unlikely. so get ur ridiculous notions of a sweep or a nonseries outta here. the Cavs almost took u guys out. and were better than them with or without mo williams unless LeBron absolutely goes nuts, which i would have no problem with.

phillyphan4ever

08-27-2008, 03:44 PM

Celts in 6

fins08

08-27-2008, 03:50 PM

Beantown Irish in 5.

bogdanrom

08-27-2008, 04:01 PM

Celts in 6. Sixers are still young, almost all matchups favor Celtics.

dre1990

08-27-2008, 04:07 PM

The sixers push them, but lose in 7 IMO

yaowowrocket11

08-27-2008, 04:21 PM

Boston sweeps

I think every game will be close, but the playoff leadership from Pierce and KG will carry the Celtics over the Sixers.

DreamShaker

08-27-2008, 05:12 PM

i jus voted sixers in 4 to vent a little bit...

don't know about the other dude. probably another bitter laker fan

Good! I consider you a good poster so I was like "what??!!"

LAKERMANIA

08-27-2008, 06:26 PM

you guys are seriously overrating Philly

Boston in 5 or 6

LAKERS 24/7

08-27-2008, 07:35 PM

Good! I consider you a good poster so I was like "what??!!"

haha thanks for the compliment. I do what I can do. Your not a bad poster yourself (no homo)

Nighthawk

08-27-2008, 07:49 PM

haha thanks for the compliment. I do what I can do. Your not a bad poster yourself (no homo)

dont lie. it was homo

SeoulBeatz

08-27-2008, 08:09 PM

realistically celtics in 6

but the sixer blood runnin through my veins made me vote Sixers in 6 (which is what i hope would happen)

Sixers were 1-2 against the celts last year (beating them @ the Celtics)

All without a true low post presence to challenge garnett.

Throw in Elton Brand, and a bench that can shoot, and take away James Posey (who was singlehandedly responsible for one of the celtics wins last year in which the Sixers were up 6 going into the 4th until Posey scored 13 in the 4th quarter) and id say we could def challenge the Celtics.

Andre Miller is too big for Rondo and is a solid ball handler and far better scorer.
Ray Allen is a lights out shooter obviously, but Andre Iguodala can hold his own with his explosiveness and solid defense to shut him down.
Thaddeus Young is, well young, and has a very similar game to Paul Pierce, but Pierce still has the advantage here by a landslide, hopefully thad could slow him down.
Garnett is a fierce leader, but Brand can certainly hold his own here too as well. Elton Brand is a 20-10 guy who also averages 2.2 bpg. This would be a very close offensive and defensive battle.
Dalembert is better than Perkins in about every category worth mentioning.

Philidelphia has the right combination of youth and veterans to make trouble for anybody. They also have all the right pieces except for at small forward. Keep in mind, I say this with Andre Igoudala playing shooting guard.

Nighthawk

08-28-2008, 12:23 AM

how CAN anyone pick the sixers to sweep the celtics. the big three wouldnt win one game against this team?? come on now

Mile High Champ

08-28-2008, 09:16 AM

haha phili would not beat the celtics, not a chance.

Iodine

08-28-2008, 09:16 AM

haha phili would not beat the celtics, not a chance.

I have to go homer on this one lol

Sixerlover

08-28-2008, 09:23 AM

Celts in 6. Sixers are still young, almost all matchups favor Celtics.

How so? There is a difference between having youth and being a young team.

Obviously Boston will win the PSD matchup, but I can't wait to see the real matchup. You add a top 5 PF to a team that was #3 the 2nd half of the season in the East (along with COUNTLESS other factors that I could ramble on about) makes this team foreal.

mrblisterdundee

08-28-2008, 11:39 AM

I Think Philadelphia has the combination of young and old to cause trouble for the old guys.

Nighthawk

08-28-2008, 11:57 AM

I Think Philadelphia has the combination of young and old to cause trouble for the old guys.

old guys???? K.G, Ray, And Paul are faaaaaaaaar from old guys.

Tom81

08-30-2008, 06:44 AM

Boston in 6

AgentViet

08-30-2008, 10:47 AM

Celtics in 7.

Ph1lly Diehard

08-30-2008, 11:39 AM

Celtics in 7 in a CLOSE game 7. I wouldn't be suprised if the 76ers won the game 7 at all though.

chi-town kid

09-01-2008, 07:11 PM

I would say that the Celtics would win this series in 6. The Sixers are good and will give the Celtics a tough series but the Celtics still have too many veterans to be flustered by this team.